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Client's perception of quality of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment and car in resource-limited setting: experience from Nigeria

Oladimeji, O; Adeyinka, D.A.; Makola, L.; Mitonga, K.H.; Udoh, E.A.; Ushie, B.A.; Oladimeji, K.E.; Chikovore, J.; Mabaso, M.; Adeleke, A.; Eltayeb, O.; Kuye, O.J.; Mustapha, G.; Ige, O.M.; Mbatha, J.N.; Creswell, J.; Tsoka-Gwegweni, J.M.; Lawson, L.; Igumbor, E.U. (Intech Open Access, 2018-07-20)

Quality care is essential to the well-being and survival of people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The aim of this study is to explore how MDR- TB patients, who were voluntarily hospitalized, perceived care ...

Influences on exclusive breastfeeding among rural HIV-infected South African women: a cluster randomized control trial

Jones, D.L.; Rodriquez, V.J.; Mandell, L.N.; Lee, T.K.; Weiss, S.M.; Peltzer, K. (2018-07-19)

South African guidelines for prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) of HIV emphasize exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). This study examined the impact of a PMTCT intervention and male involvement on EBF. In a ...

Measuring performance on the healthcare access and quality index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Oladimeji, O.; Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators, GBD 2016 (2018-07-19)

A key component of achieving universal health coverage is ensuring that all populations have access to quality health care. Examining where gains have occurred or progress has faltered across and within countries is crucial ...

Multiple perspectives on factors affecting early antenatal care attendance in the context of PMTCT in a rural district of South Africa

Mlambo, M.; Penn, C.; Peltzer, K.; Phaswana-Mafuya, N. (2018-07-19)

Despite the extensive coverage of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and a decline in new HIV infections among children nationally, challenges still exist with regard to timeous initiation of antenatal ...

Representations of hope, goals, and meaning from Lay Person's perspectives in two African contexts

Wilson, A.; Wissing, M.P.; Ndima, L.; Somhlaba, N.Z. (2018-07-19)

In the rapidly expanding field of positive psychology, a core question is now what the relationships among various positive constructs are and how we can understand this in various contexts. We aimed to explore the possible ...

The prevalence of edentulism and their related factors in Indonesia, 2014/15

Pengpid, S.; Peltzer, K. (2018-07-19)

Little information exists about the loss of all one???s teeth (edentulism) among older adults in Indonesia. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of edentulism and associated factors among older adults ...

Promoting alignment between innovation policy and inclusive development in South Africa

Petersen, I.; Kruss, G. (2018-07-19)

Innovation for inclusive development (IID) is widely promoted as a policy objective in the global South, but the challenge is that there is little design and implementation of context-appropriate instruments and incentives. ...

New accents on the social: thinking on South Africa's history at UWC

Soudien, C. (2018-07-19)

Professor Crain Soudien's new review essay 'New Accents on the Social: Thinking on South Africa's history at UWC' tackles the question of the social through an assessment of three publications produced by CHR faculty and ...

Patients and health system-related factors impacting on tuberculosis program implementation in resource-constrained settings: experience from multi-TB facilities in Oyo state, South-West of Nigeria

Oladimeji, O.; Tsoka-Gwegweni, J.; Mlangeni, L.; Makola, L.; Awolaran, O. (Intech Open Access, 2018-07-20)

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most prevalent human infections and is the second leading cause of deaths from infectious diseases worldwide, and Nigeria is the fourth among the 22 high-burden countries in the world for ...

The prancing of Fitzhugh's ghost and the greatest sin

Stanfield, J.H. (2016-11-22)

Climate change, sustainable water management and institutional adaptation in rural sub-Saharan Africa

Nyamwanza, A.M.; Kujinga, K.K. (2017-03-13)

Much current work on climate adaptation options vis-a`-vis water management in rural sub-Saharan Africa has tended to focus more on technological and infrastructural alternatives and less on institutional alternatives. ...

Innovation in conducting writing retreats for academic staff in higher education

Dube, B.; Maphosa, S.B.; Mershon, C.; Miner-Romanoff, K. (2017-05-05)

How do researchers and administrators in higher education plan and carry out writing retreats for academic staff? This paper presents a distinctive approach to developing creative writing retreats for academic staff in ...

Oral health knowledge, beliefs and behaviour among adult men and women aged 35-65 years in an urban area in Magway region, Myanmar

Htun, K.C.S.S.; Peltzer, K.; Jayasvasti, I. (2018-07-16)

To aim of this study was to assess oral health knowledge, beliefs and behaviour among adult men and women aged 35-65 years in an urban area in Magway region, Myanmar. In a cross-sectional community survey, 633 men (55%) ...

"Towards theory and method for Africa": a view from the South: how can reflecting on our methods help negotiate power differences/asymmetries?

Cooper, A. (2018-07-16)

Towards improved water use and management within the framework of climate-smart agriculture: prospect for smallholder farmers

Managa, L.R. (2018-07-16)

Intimate partner violence victimization and perpetration among female adolescents and adults in Timor-Leste

Pengpid, S.; Peltzer, K. (2018-07-16)

The aim of this investigation is to estimate the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and perpetration among adolescents and adults in Timor-Leste. In the nationally representative cross-sectional ...

NARYSEC employment opportunities and enterprise development review and refinement of the NARYSEC exit strategy: evidence-based review: final report

Jacobs, P.; Habiyaremye, A.; Nyamwanza, A.; Sinyolo, S.; Makoae, M.; Makobane, L.; Dyantyi, P. (2018-07-16)

The strategy that is currently proposed to support learners who qualify to transition to this path advocates for availing special bursaries, scholarships and loans by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform to ...

Father involvement in the first 1,000 days

Makusha, T.; Richter, L. (Sonke Gender Justice and Human Sciences Research Council, 2018-07-11)

Conclusions

Makusha, T.; van den Berg, W.; Lewaks, A. (Sonke Gender Justice and Human Sciences Research Council, 2018-07-13)

Introduction

van den Berg, W.; Makusha, T. (Sonke Gender Justice and Human Sciences Research Council, 2018-07-11)

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